The physical edition of 21 Savage's latest album, i am > i was, is officially out following the initial streaming release of Dec. 21, 2018. Fans quickly pointed out on Reddit's HipHopHeads that J. Cole's memorable verse on the opening track "a lot" is notably absent on the physical edition, with a third verse by 21 taking its place.
In the third verse, 21 raps, "Take a dive, put away my pride/Shoot my shot, DMs yeah I slide/She in front but she used to be my side/We take selfies now I used to end her Live/Before the fame, plan B was robbin' banks/Be a married man, right now I just can't/All that love they game me, knew that it was fake/Mama love me so much either way I'm straight." It's unclear why Cole's verse doesn't appear on the CD version of the record, but it could have something to do with how late Cole turned his feature in as some fans theorized.
Lmao forgot we turned in a different version for physicals
Speaking about the collaboration in a recent interview with Genius, 21 explained that "a lot" came together at the last minute. "He called me out the blue, probably like two, three days before I was done with the album type shit and he drove to Atlanta from Raleigh, six-hour drive... It was like three in the morning, he drove all the way back to Raleigh and did the song."
Considering just how late Cole came through with the verse, the version of the track with Cole probably didn't make the deadline for the physical edition.
